Setting up a new Drupal site

For the purposes of demonstration in this book, we do not need the extra Acquia modules active. Instead, we want a clean Drupal install with Drupal Commerce, so we will now set up a new website.

Tip

You can download and install a kickstart version of Drupal Commerce which will set up a number of defaults and immediately give you a demonstration store to experiment with. However, this book is intended to take you step-by-step building on your understanding in each chapter. Download Kickstart from http://www.drupal.org/project/ commerce_kickstart.

The following are the steps for setting up a new Drupal site:

  1. Download the latest version of Drupal 7 from the http://drupal.org/project/drupal link as shown in the following screenshot:
  2. Uncompress the downloaded file to Sites in your User folder.
    Tip

    We suggest renaming the uncompressed folder to simply drupal in place of the downloaded version's name of drupal-7.xx. This is a convention rather than necessity, but will simplify future upgrades when the core version of Drupal changes.

  3. Go back to the Dev Desktop control panel and click on Settings….
  4. Click on the Sites tab, as shown in the following screenshot:
  5. Click on the Import… button.
  6. In the Import site screen, set the Site path to recently uncompressed and renamed drupal folder.
  7. The Subsite field will show default as the only option.
  8. Under Database, select Create new database and give it a suitable name.
  9. Enter a new subdomain and then click on Import, as shown in the following screenshot:
  10. Your default browser will open on the Drupal installation page.
  11. Select the Standard profile, then click on Save and continue.
  12. Select English and click on Save and continue.
  13. When the install process has completed, you will be presented with the Configure Site screen, as shown in the previous screenshot.
  14. Enter a valid site e-mail address, username, and password.
  15. Scroll down and complete the last two sections as appropriate for your region.
  16. It is always recommended to select Check for updates automatically.
  17. Click on Save and continue. When this is complete, clicking on the Visit your new site link will take you to the home page.
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